Serge Roy, creative director of the new show “Kooza,” thinks they won’t be disappointed with the daring teamwork of acrobats on The Wheel of Death, giant wheels that rotate on an axle at great speed.

“It’s just something to make you have a cardiac attack. My wife, every time she sees it, she screams,” Roy said jokingly. “The Wheel of Death is not that usual in the circus because not many people can master it.”

Since premiering in Montreal in April 2007, “Kooza” has played in eight cities and opens Sept. 5 for a four-week run at The Bayside Expo Center in Boston. Named after the Sanskrit word “koza,” meaning “chest” or “treasure,” the show is a treasure chest of circus arts and a return to the foundation of the acclaimed Montreal-based circus, which has 18 shows throughout the world.

“We’ve tried to go back to our roots,” said Roy, who has worked for almost 25 years with Cirque du Soleil, which began in 1984 as a troupe of street performers.

“We wanted to go 110 percent circus and do something that’s a mix of fun and drama, laughing and being scared. In the past, with some shows, we were a little more theatrical.”

But that isn’t to say that the costumes, sets and original music still won’t dazzle. The surface of the stage is decorated to look like a starry sky, and the traveling tower that moves the artists in and out of the spotlight is decorated with images inspired by Hindu culture and Indian jewelry.

Many of the costume coats have fabric made with fiber optics and LEDs molded in translucent resin to diffuse light, and the juggler’s clothing is made of a fabric of mirrored squares.

The clowns also carry on the circus’ tradition of theatricality. Each plays archetypical characters: the Innocent, the Trickster, the King, the Pickpocket and the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog.

“The clowns do magic and their world is absurd,” Roy said. “They are the link between our world and the acrobats.”

But it’s the 53 circus artists who push the boundaries. Many are renowned in the circus world, such as juggler Anthony Gato, who makes objects blur, and the Dominguez high wire team, who crisscross the stage on two wires.

“Sometimes we try to reinvent, but with this show, we’ve hired some of the best circus acts in the world,” Roy said.

Other highlights are a unicycle duo who share one bike, contortionists who become body sculptures, teeterboard acrobats who twist five times as they fly 30 feet high on stilts, and a solo trapeze flier of amazing grace.

But it’s not enough to showcase these artists. Roy wants them to connect with the audience as street performers do. To that end, the show departs from tradition and sets the high wire and the trapeze on the diagonal stage left to stage right.

“We put it at an angle to offer the public a better view,” Roy said.

If you go...

WHAT: Kooza

WHERE: Bayside Expo Center, 200 Mount Vernon St., Boston

WHEN: Sept. 5 to Oct. 5

HOW MUCH: $55 to $125 for adults, $49.50 to $122.50 for students ages 13 and older and seniors ages 65 and older, and $38.50 to $87.50 for ages 2-12

MORE INFO: Call 800-678-5440 or go to www.cirquedusoleil.com for other shows scheduled around the country.